INDIANAPOLIS, IN –Tony Pedregon, former 2x NHRA Nitro Funny Car World Champion and his American Racing Nitro Funny Car team head into Gainesville this weekend looking for their first win of the season at the 46th annual NHRA Gatornatioals, March 12-15 at the Auto-Plus Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.

Fresh off a career-best 4.03 ET seconds in Pomona and a strong 4.06 ET effort in Phoenix the American Racing Wheels Funny Car Team heads into Gainesville coming off their quickest runs in a while. This is the third stop of the 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events in 2015.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN –Tony Pedregon, 2-time NHRA Nitro Funny Car World Champion and the Mark Christopher Auto Center team are headed to Pomona for the final event of the 24 race season, the 50^th Anniversary Auto Club NHRA Finals.

Mark Christopher Auto Center has long been involved and supported several teams in the NHRA. “I’ve always been a fan and strong supporter of drag racing in Southern California. Our customers are very loyal NHRA fans,” said Christopher Leggio, Owner of Mark Christopher Auto Center.

The partnership for Chris and Pedregon date back to the mid-1990’s.

“Chris and I have been friends for many years and Chris places a high value on his customers and understands the loyalty in our sport,” said Tony Pedregon.

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POMONA, CA – Drag racing enthusiasts at the 2014 SEMA Show are encouraged to stop by the Prolong^® Super Lubricants booth #35298, South Hall, to meet two-time National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) funny car world champion Tony Pedregon on Tuesday, November 4 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Wednesday, November 5 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Prolong® Super Lubricants is the primary lubricant sponsor for Pedregon in the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Pedregon has 43 career wins, with a career-best 1,000-foot elapsed time of 4.041 seconds, and he holds the world record of quickest quarter-mile run in funny car history of 4.659 seconds.

“We are excited to sponsor Tony Pedregon throughout this racing season. Our products are proved to protect engines and bearings from wear during the extreme pressure of high horsepower engines,” said Jon Apogee, General Manager: Marketing, Domestic Sales and Motorsports, Prolong Super Lubricants. “Not only do Prolong products help prevent metal-to-metal wear by bonding to the metal, but our oil also limits dilution from the nitro and therefore protects bearing surfaces for the entire run. This means teams can utilize key parts run after run saving thousands of dollars.”

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Tony Pedregon, former NHRA Nitro Funny Car World Champion and his American Racing Wheels Nitro Funny Car team head into Las Vegas this weekend looking for a little Lady Luck at the 14^th annual the Toyota Nationals, October 30-November 2^nd at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“After four consecutive races, I had some time off to evaluate our season and as we look back, we definitely expected more,” said Pedregon, the two-time NHRA Nitro Funny Car World Champion. “We are not in the chase for the championship, but we still have a good car and plan on using these next two races to run hard, compete for wins and use the data to prepare and come out strong in 2015.”

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Charlotte, NC—Micro Strategies, an award-winning technology company, is proud to announce the primary sponsorship of two-time Mello Yellow NHRA Champion Tony Pedregon’s Nitro Funny Car at the upcoming Pep Boys Carolina Nationals (September 12-14), and the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway (October 2-5).

Micro Strategies (www.microstrat.com), an IBM and Microsoft business partner, will harness the 10,000 horsepower of motorsports’ most powerful cars, and in the process, present its brand to the massive NHRA drag racing audience. “Being a drag racer myself, it’s a natural progression for Micro Strategies to team up with Tony, who is a two-time NHRA Funny Car World Champion and great representative of the sport,” said Anthony Bongiovanni, President and CEO of Micro Strategies. “Drag racing has helped us engage current and potential customers; they love the speed, power, and technology that surrounds NHRA drag racing. Our sponsorship serves as unique, high-impact platform to showcase Micro Strategies’ multitude of business solutions,” he added.

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If you’re at Lucas Oil Raceway for the U.S. Nationals this weekend, put our charity auction on your list of things to do! Fans who stop by the Tony Pedregon Racing pit this afternoon can get a sneak peek at the great items we will have up for bid. From die casts and crew shirts to signed helmets and even Indianapolis Colts VIP sideline tickets, there’s something for everyone. And, 2012 “Hoosier Rock Idol” Matthew Hurt is going to perform for us! Hope to see you after pro qualifying on Sunday.

If you are in the Indianapolis area this week, please join us for The Big Go Block Party, a fanfest to kick off the 60th anniversary U.S. Nationals festivities! The event includes lots of kids activities, a concert, numerous NHRA team show cars and an autograph session with many of the series stars from 6 to 9 pm on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the Brownsburg, Indiana, Town Hall.

Our friends at the State Bank of Lizton are sponsoring a celebrity dunk tank to benefit the Andrea Pedregon Charity Foundation. We’ll get Andrea’s husband and 2-time Funny Car champ Tony in the tank along with some of his fellow racers like Antron Brown and Matt Hagan, as well as some local officials and media folks.

We’ll also have some great items up for bid in a silent auction and run a 50/50 raffle. Please make sure to stop and say hello. We’ll look forward to seeing you at The Big Go Block Party or at the U.S. Nationals over Labor Day weekend.

Indianapolis, IN  – Two Time Funny Car Champ Tony Pedregon returns to Joliet at 17^th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals to promote the Andrea Pedregon Charity Foundation “Spark Of Hope”.

“As our team continues to make progress with our performance, the timing is perfect to once again race for a cause and help support the efforts of my wife’s charity that has generated much needed funding to cancer research that ultimately saves lives,” said Tony Pedregon.

Tony has 4 wins at Route 66 Raceway, most recently in 2009 and is eager to return to the track this weekend. Joliet is also the site of night qualifying runs on both Friday and Saturday. Qualifying begins Friday at 5:15 and 8pm and again on Saturday at 5:30 and 8:30 with final eliminations Sunday at 11am.

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Brownsburg, IN – For the 9^th year, Tony Pedregon Racing and Herzog Contracting Corp., specialists in heavy/highway and railroad construction, will partner for the NHRA Kansas Nationals May 23 – 25.

The team is enthusiastic about having the longtime partner back on board along with Associate sponsors: Komatsu, Summit Truck Bodies, Brown Cargo, Wabash BBQ, and national construction leading associations of AGC of America, and AEMP for the eighth race of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

“Herzog Contracting Corp. does an outstanding job engaging their customers and understand how to utilize access to one of the most exciting venues in racing” said Tony Pedregon.

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Indianapolis, IN – Two Time Funny Car Champ Tony Pedregon unveils a new hot pink, sparkling cross design at the NHRA Southern Nationals to promote the Andrea Pedregon Charity Foundation “Spark Of Hope”.

“As our team continues to make progress with our performance, the timing is perfect to once again race for a cause and help support the efforts of my wife’s charity that has generated much needed funding to cancer research that ultimately saves lives,” said Tony Pedregon.

The Andrea Pedregon Charity Foundation was established in 2010 and is best known for its projects and live auctions. 100% of the funds raised go to children’s causes and cancer research as well as Melanoma, Prostate & Colon Cancer research. To date, Andrea’s Charity has donated close to $200,000.00

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